115. The representative of Malaysia, speaking on behalf of the ASEAN group of countries, asked the Chairperson to amend the third point of his proposal by replacing references to "information" with "inputs" to clarify that the Secretariat might obtain information on the implications of Article 27.3(b) from the other intergovernmental organizations mentioned. The ASEAN countries could go along with the proposed information-gathering exercise, which could initially be limited to an exchange of information about how Members were applying the provisions in question, but should be followed by a review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b) themselves. The purpose of the review was to see whether the provisions could be kept as they currently read or needed to be amended, be it by expanding the exceptions or by eliminating exceptions. Therefore, it was important to have information about the implications of the provisions of Article 27.3(b) in relation to, for example, biological diversity, such as from the FAO, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and UPOV.
